Vremya is an application that sets your Macintosh clock using version 1 of the Network Time Protocol as described in RFC 1059 by D. Mills. This is a simple implementation of NTP, but the accuracy is sufficient for the Macintosh clock.
Why Vremya?
If you just want to set your Macintosh clock occasionally and quickly, and you don’t want Control Panels and Extensions, Vremya is the solution for you.
Requirements
Vremya requires MacTCP. Vremya has been seen working under Open Transport. You should also have your geographical location set using the Map control panel and the Daylight Saving Time checkbox checked or unchecked to reflect your current state.
Quick Start
Open the Vremya application. If this is your first time, you will be asked to enter the address of the NTP server you wish to use. You should try to use a server closest to you. After dismissing the Settings dialog box, chose “Set System Clock” from the File menu. Vremya will set the system clock to the correct time.
The Settings dialog box
NTP Server Enter the address of the NTP server you wish to use. Try to use a server near you, preferably on your own network. If you can’t find one on your network, you can find a list of servers at: http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/ntp/servers.html
Dismiss alerts after 2 minutes If this checkbox is checked, Vremya will dismiss all alerts after 2 minutes.
Sound If this checkbox is checked, Vremya will play a sound when the clock is set.
Show “success” note If this checkbox is checked, Vremya will tell you that the time has been set successfully when you set the clock manually (using “Set Clock…” from the file menu).
On launch These options allow you to automate Vremya.
Do nothing Vremya will do nothing when it’s launched.
Set Time Vremya will attempt to set the time when it’s launched.
…if MacTCP already open will set the time only if MacTCP is already open. If you owuld like Vremya to open MacTCP when it tries to set the time, uncheck this box.
…wait for MacTCP If this checkbox is checked, Vremya will go into the background and wait until MacTCP is opened either by you or by another application and then set the time.
…Quit when done When Vremya is done with the above, it will quit if this checkbox is checked.
Note: You can override all launch actions by holding down any key (caps lock doesn’t count) when you open Vremya. This is handly when Vremya is set to “Quit when done” so you can change the settings without having Vremya quit on you before you can do anything.
The Server Info dialog box
This dialog box shows information about the current server. See RFC 1059 for more information about the meanings of the fields or turn on Balloon Help for brief descriptions.
Suggestions
If you are using FreePPP version 2.5 or above, you may wish to use the last option in the main dialog, “Open application on connect…” to set Vremya up so that it doesn’t have to wait the background if you want it to wait for MacTCP.
